The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-26
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Local and PersonaI.

Local and Personal.
The Ohio Falls Car Company, of jefferson
vile, Ind, building 300 coal for the Wis
consin Central road.
E. H. Talbot, of Chicago, editor of the Rail-
way Age. is mentioned for secretary of the In
terstate Commission.
Judge McDill is about to resign from the Iowa
Railway Commission. His successor is likely to
be Mr.. Flick, Bedford lawyer
The I. d. 81 S.. the first twenty-five days OF
this month, shows an increase in earnings over
the corresponding period of 1856 of 81, 100
The c., l., St L. & c. earned, the third week
in March, $50, 1914 SO. Increase over earnings
for the corresponding week in 1886, 81 4l4S3
The earnings of the l.. B. & w. road the sec
ond week in March were $52.9l6 Increase over
earnings for the corresponding week In 1856, So
564
The vandalia will put into use at several
points their line a system of block signals.
which has been tested at ST. Louis for some
months, and which works very satisfactorily.
Gen. John McNulta is named as who
is likely to appointed receiver Of the Wabash on
the retirament of Judge Cooley. He made
fair record when receiver Of the T., G. 81 St L.
Narrow guage.
The annual report of the Missouri Pacific rail
way places the direct loss to that road by the
great Southwestern strike of last year at over
$500. 900. and this leaves out of the account In
direct damages
Skeleton tickets come OF Sal0 at all points OH
the 3lst OF this month, and after that date what
are known as round "trip land tourists tickets to
points in tho West and Northwest and to Flori-
da points come off SALE
Superintendent Evan, of the Bee-line. and
Burrows, of the l., & ST L., are in Cleveland,
assisting in arranging the time-card which the
company propose to adopt with the taking effect
OF the spring time schedules.
The new freight rates to govern both east and
west bound shipments have been received by
the agents OF the transcontinental lines. There
are ten classes the highest of which is S. 20 a
hundred pounds and the lowest 81. 10 hundred.
The latest information regarding the Chicago
and Ohio River pool is that it will be made
branch of the Central Traffic Association, and
that l.. D. Richardson, the present pool commits
sioner, will have supervision OF this branch OF
the association
| freight earnings Of the Vandalia. At the Indi
annapolis station the freight receipts for the first
| twenty three days Of the month were SIT 260
| ahead of the receipts Of the entire month of
| March last year.
Some warm competition is now going on be-
| tween the Missouri Pacific and the Wabash lines
west Of the river. The Wabash announce that
| on Sunday next they will put on three solid
trains each way daily to run between St Louis
| and Kansas City.
| and western division. the second week of March
| earned $57, $685. Increase over earnings of the
| main line for the corresponding week in 1886,
&c. 6I. 1t is gratifying to note the increase i'll
| earnings of this portion of the Bee-line system
| since rates have been maintained.
| D. II. Conkln, general manager of the Terre
| Haute & Peoria road was in the city yesterday
| on official business The new owners are plac-
| ing the road bed and equipments in irst-class
| condition and adding new Within the last ten
| days four new engines have been received by
this company from the Brooks locomotive
| works
The roads in the Central Traffic Association
are not disposed to discriminate In favor of the
| government, and will, after the 1st of next
| month, charge full rates for transportation of
United States soldiers and for the transportation
| of soldiers to the national soldiers homes. In
| the past such parties have been carried at a re-
| duced rate.
General passenger agents Henry Monet, OF
the New York Central, and Leslie Farmer, of
| the Erie, are each quoted saying that their
| instructions to the effect that they can con-
tinue to issue passes over their respective roads
| Of a complimentary character when they think
| the person applying for the favor is entitled to
| such courtesy.
The local freight traffic of the G., l., st. L. &
| G. road is yielding a very handsome revenue al
the present time. The third week in this month
| the earnings from this department exceeding
those of the corresponding week in 1886 So,
$50 SO, and the increase the first three-quarters
| of March was ST. I 600 ahead of the local earn
ings the corresponding three weeks in 1886.
The proceedings at the trunk-line meeting the
past week have resulted in a revision of the con
tracts between the roads that removes all of the
SO called pooling features and leaves an organ
ization which, far from being forbidden by the
interstate-commerce law, will be the basis for the
carrying out OF its provisions that forbid dis
elimination against persons localities and styles
of business
A half dozen or more persons who left posi-
tons on other roads few days ago to Accep
what they supposed to be better positions on the
T. IL D.
the anxious seat to know how they stand as t
retaining their positions under the Lake Erie &
Western management. c. OBoyle, who left the
l., B. e W. accept the authorship left
bridge up, he obtaining SIX weeks leave of alb
sence
Railroad managers very indignant ove
the stand the Chicago q Grand Trunk has taker
the past week in the meetings held at Chicago
Here ia foreign line that 10 supported on bust
ness which originates in Chicago apd the sur
rounding country. and which is shipped to points
in the United States after passing through Can
ada aud it's management, undertakes to dictate
to the seven American lines what they must d,
to keep peace in the family.
The City Council of Evansville, Ind, ha
granted the Evansville & Chicago railroad tn
right Of way to lay its tracks on Fifth avenu
and into the heart Of the city on Second and Ingl
streets, where it will build depcts The roaa
with roads at Carmi. St Francisville and Vim
cennes, which have heretofore been shut out o
! that city BY the Evansville & Terre Haute
! which road had no opposition heretofore.
The general managers, general passenger AM
general freight agents who have returned from
the three days meetings in Chicago, are more a
, sea than before the meetings to tariffs, mile
age tickets excursion tickets, ETC., or as to tn
effects Of the new law generally on the railroad
or the business Of the country. So far as freigh
rates are concerned, it will be sixty days more
, says one OF the general freight agents, befor
one can safely name rate to q point beyon
his own road
. An article appears in the Chicago Tribune o
Thursday morning evidently dictated by friend
of General Passenger Agents Smith, of the LAX
, Erie s. Western, and W. B. Shattuc, of the Obi
& Mississippi in which the position is taken tina